First Day of Classes, etc.

So, what can I tell you about the last few days. Going out was a lot of fun, but so not conducive to my sleeping schedule. We didn’t even leave until 1 a.m. and we got home past 4 a.m.! We went to a big dance club and met a group of nice British guys who were having a Bachelor party! Since we got home so late, we slept until 2 on Saturday and kind of wasted the day. What we learned is that the best night to go out the latest is Saturday night, because on Sunday the whole city of Barcelona basically shuts down. Most stores and attractions are closed and the whole city rests. Saturday night we went into the Born district and went to a really delicious tapas place called Bubo Bar that Tara had recommended me. They had scrumptious patatas bravas, just like she promised. After, we went to an Irish bar, George Payne, and watched Barcelona beat Sevilla 4-0! I am excited to go to a game for real. On Sunday we practiced the metro. I asked to navigate because so far I have just been following Rikki around. She has a great sense of direction but I’m going to have to get to class on my own, so I figured I better learn. My classes on Monday and Wednesdays are at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona at the Sarria campus. To get there I have to walk 15 minutes to the metro, take a 10 minute metro ride and then walk 10 minutes to the campus! Ah. On the way there, I took us a really long way because I used Google maps to get the directions and since it was driving directions it avoided the one-way only roads. Luckily, on the way back, we figured out a shorter route. I wrote all the directions down. I hope I find my way on Wednesday! I am going to leave very early. On Tuesdays and Thursdays I have classes at the CEA Main Campus and the CEA COACB. Both of these buildings are a 10 minute walk from my apartment, so that won’t be too bad. Yesterday, I had orientation for the UAB classes in the rain. What a drag. At night we went to the George Payne bar and met a lot of nice people. A lot of them were doing the API. It is a much smaller program that kind of seems nicer. Oh well. I found out that Denice is coming to visit me in Barcelona next Monday! I am so excited. I haven’t seen her in almost two years. She is staying until Thursday morning. We have so much to catch up on. Today I started class. First I had history. My teacher is British and very adorable. Then I had Spanish. My professor is super sweet but talks so fast in Spanish. I definitely think I will learn a lot that. But I won’t be able to zone out even for a second because then I will be so lost. It actually felt good to have class—it provides structure to the day, which is needed. I want the rain to stop! It has been raining the past three days! What happened to the beautiful weather that was promised?!